ROMAN EMPIRE - NOVEL Antoninus the Pious (138-161). Aureus ND (158-159), Rome. Av. ANTONINVS AVG - PIVS P P TR P XXII. Bust with bare head to right, remains of aegis around neck. Rv. VOTA SVSCE - PTA DEC III / COS IIII. The Emperor veiled on the left, sacrificing on a tripod. Calicó 1712 - RIC.294a ; Gold - 7,29 g - 19 mm - 12 h With certificate no. 6656 from Forum Antiquitarium, Pierre Hubert, Lausanne, dated 27 September 1975. UCS: coming soon. Beautifully struck, the flank barely broken at 6 o'clock. A tiny scratch on the right side. With a golden patina. Superb at Fleur de coin.